Releasable connection for intersecting members

Claim 2

Bulk material processing equipment: comprising a. deck means for receiving bulk material; b. a plurality of support members forming a support means for said deck means and extending in a predetermined direction; c. a plurality of cross-members each extending beneath and across said support members; d. a plurality of vertical posts carried by each of said crossmembers, in spaced relationship thereon, for coaction with and to support said support members; and e. wedge means releasably connecting said cross-members and said support members together.

Claim 3

Bulk material processing equipment: comprising a. deck means for receiving bulk material; b. a plurality of support members forming a support means for said deck means and extending in a predetermined direction; c. a plurality of cross-members each extending beneath and across said support members; d. a plurality of vertical posts carried by each of said crossmembers, in spaced relationship thereon, for coaction with and to support said support members; e. each of said vertical posts is formed with a notch adapted to receive a portion of said support member so as to provide at least one space between a side surface of said support member and an opposed side surface of said notch; and f. wedge means releasably connecting said cross-members and said support members together; g. said wedge means being disposed in said notch and coaction with said side surface of said support member and the opposed side surface of said notch to provide said releasable connection.

Claim 4

Bulk material processing equipment: comprising a. deck means for receiving bulk material; b. a plurality of support members forming a support means for said deck means and extending in a predetermined direction; c. a plurality of cross-members each extending beneath and across said support members; d. a plurality of vertical posts carried by each of said crossmembers, in spaced relationship thereon, for coaction with and to support said support members; e. each of said vertical posts is formed with a notch adapted to receive a portion of said support member so as to provide at least one space between a side surface of said support member and an opposed side surface of said notch; and f. wedge means releasably connecting said cross-members and said support members together; g. said wedge means being disposed in said notch and coaction with said side surface of said support member and the opposed side surface of said notch to provide said releasable connection.

Claim 5

The equipment of claim 2: wherein each of said vertical posts is formed of a regular configuration and so that said notch extends downward from the top and across the width thereof.

Claim 6

The equipment of claim 3 wherein each said post is tubular.

Claim 7

The equipment of claim 4 wherein each said post is of circular cross section.

Claim 8

The equipment of claim 5 wherein said notch formed in said post is sufficient to provide a space to either side of said support bar and wedging means are disposed in each space.

Claim 9

The equipment of claim 6 wherein each wedging means is tapered on the face thereof disposed proximate said support bar and has its opposite surface conforming to that of the inner surface of said vertical post.

Claim 10

The equipment of claim 7 wherein said wedging means are inserted with sufficient force to develop clamping wedging forces between said support bar and vertical post to retain same interconnected throughout normal use of the equipment but so as to permit removal thereof to separate said support bar from said post.

Claim 11

The equipment of claim 8 wherein said deck comprises wire cloth.